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Awarded· 12 Aug 2025

BLMK ICB Community ENT Service - Milton Keynes

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board · Central Bedfordshire, East of England

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board has awarded BLMK ICB Community ENT Service - Milton Keynes. It is a contract for other health and social care in Central Bedfordshire.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 1 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Watling Street Practice

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 13:32

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board has awarded BLMK ICB Community ENT Service - Milton Keynes. It is a contract for other health and social care in Central Bedfordshire. The contract went to Watling Street Practice. It was awarded on 12 August 2025.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 1 September 2025. The notice number is 052842-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05916b.

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process led by the NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (BLMK ICB) pertains to the Community ENT Service in Milton Keynes, classified under the health services industry category. The procurement is at the award stage, specifically an intention to award notice under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

The procurement method employed is a direct award without prior publication, indicating a limited competitive environment. The standstill period began with this announcement, allowing contractors to submit representations by 11th September 2025. If awarded, the contract spans from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028, valued at £410,918.

The Watling Street Practice, already identified as a potential supplier, exemplifies a potential contractor for this procurement.

The notice in full

The Milton Keynes Community ENT Service diagnoses and treats a range of ENT conditions and manages follow-up activity appropriate within a community setting and beyond the scope of primary care. It provides a range of GP with Extended Role (GPwER) led ENT services, including nurse-led micro suction and onward referral to secondary care as required.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    The Milton Keynes Community ENT Service diagnoses and treats a range of ENT conditions and manages follow-up activity appropriate within a community setting and beyond the scope of primary care. It provides a range of GP with Extended Role (GPwER) led ENT services, including nurse-led micro suction and onward referral to secondary care as required.

    Bedfordshire Luton and Milton Keynes ICB intends to award a contract to an existing provider following the direct award process C. The contract will be for two years from 1 April 2026 - 31 March 2028.

    The lifetime value of the contract during the contract period is PS410,918

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Watling Street Practice
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Award Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
052842-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05916b
CPV code
85100000 - Health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board is based in Central Bedfordshire. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Town
Stevenage
Postcode
SG17 5TQ
Electoral ward
Shefford
Constituency
Hitchin
Delivery area
Milton Keynes
Region
East of England
Sub-region
Central Bedfordshire
Area
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Address
Bedfordshire, SG17 5TQ · East of England · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Watling Street Practice
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about BLMK ICB Community ENT Service - Milton Keynes

Who won the BLMK ICB Community ENT Service - Milton Keynes contract?

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Watling Street Practice on 12 August 2025.

Who is the buyer for BLMK ICB Community ENT Service - Milton Keynes?

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board, based in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.

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